WORLD’S 200 RICHEST MEN; NONE OF THEM IS ON GOVERNMENT’S PAYROLL 1. Carlos Slim Net worth: $77.5 billion YTD change: + $15.6 billion / + 25.3% Source of wealth: America Movil Industry: Telecommunications Citizenship: Mexico Age: 72 2. Bill Gates Net worth: $64.4 billion YTD change: + $8.7 billion / + 15.7% Source of wealth: Microsoft Industry: Technology Citizenship: U.S. Age: 57 3. Amancio Ortega Net worth: $53.6 billion YTD change: + $18.4 billion / + 52.1% Source of wealth: Inditex Industry: Retail Citizenship: Spain Age: 76 4. Warren Buffett Net worth: $48.4 billion YTD change: + $5.7 billion / + 13.2% Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway Industry: Finance Citizenship: U.S. Age: 82 5. Ingvar Kamprad Net worth: $41.8 billion YTD change: + $5.0 billion / + 13.7% Source of wealth: IKEA Industry: Retail Citizenship: Sweden Age: 86 6. Charles Koch Net worth: $38.6 billion YTD change: + $4.8 billion / + 14.1% Source of wealth: Koch Industries Industry: Diversified Citizenship: U.S. Age: 77 7. David Koch Net worth: $38.6 billion YTD change: + $4.8 billion / + 14.1% Source of wealth: Koch Industries Industry: Diversified Citizenship: U.S. Age: 72 8. Larry Ellison Net worth: $37.2 billion YTD change: $4.2 billion / + 12.8% Source of wealth: Oracle Industry: Technology Citizenship: U.S. Age: 68 9. Christy Walton Net worth: $30.5 billion YTD change: + $5.4 billion / + 21.4% Source of wealth: Wal-Mart Stores Industry: Retail Citizenship: U.S. Age: 57 10. Jim Walton Net worth: $29.3 billion YTD change: + $5.8 billion / + 24.7% Source of wealth: Wal-Mart Stores Industry: Retail Citizenship: U.S. Age: 64 11. Rob Walton Net worth: $28.7 billion YTD change: + $5.7 billion / + 24.7% Source of wealth: Wal-Mart Stores Industry: Retail Citizenship: U.S. Age: 68 12. Alice Walton Net worth: $28.2 billion YTD change: + $5.6 billion / + 25.0% Source of wealth: Wal-Mart Stores Industry: Retail Citizenship: U.S. Age: 63 13. Li Ka-shing Net worth: $27.0 billion YTD change: + $4.8 billion / + 21.8% Source of wealth: Cheung Kong Holdings Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Hong Kong Age: 84 14. Mukesh Ambani Net worth: $26.0 billion YTD change: + $4.7 billion / + 21.8% Source of wealth: Reliance Industries Industry: Energy Citizenship: India Age: 55 15. Liliane Bettencourt Net worth: $24.7 billion YTD change: + $4.5 billion / + 22.1% Source of wealth: L’Oreal Industry: Manufacturing Citizenship: France Age: 90 16. Stefan Persson Net worth: $24.7 billion YTD change: + $2.9 billion / + 13.1% Source of wealth: Hennes & Mauritz Industry: Retail Citizenship: Sweden Age: 65 17. Jeff Bezos Net worth: $24.2 billion YTD change: + $7.6 / + 45.5% Source of wealth: Amazon Industry: Technology Citizenship: U.S. Age: 48 18. Bernard Arnault Net worth: $24.1 billion YTD change: + $3.4 billion / + 16.4% Source of wealth: LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton Industry: Retail Citizenship: France Age: 63 19. Larry Page Net worth: $23.0 billion YTD change: + $3.1 billion / + 15.9% Source of wealth: Google Industry: Technology Citizenship: U.S. Age: 39 20. Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud Net worth: $22.9 billion YTD change: + $5.6 billion / + 32.0% Source of wealth: Kingdom Holding Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Saudi Arabia Age: 57 21. David Thomson Net worth: $22.9 billion YTD change: + $1.3 billion / + 5.8% Source of wealth: Thomson Reuters Industry: Media Citizenship: Canada Age: 55 22. Sergey Brin Net worth: $22.8 billion YTD change: + $3.1 / + 15.7% Source of wealth: Google Industry: Technology Citizenship: U.S. Age: 39 23. Lee Shau Kee Net worth: $22.7 billion YTD change: + $6.1 billion / + 36.7% Source of wealth: Henderson Land Development Industry: Real Estate Citizenship: Hong Kong Age: 84 24. Karl Albrecht Net worth: $22.7 billion YTD change: – $0.20 billion / – 0.9% Source of wealth: Aldi Industry: Retail Citizenship: Germany Age: 92 25. Michele Ferrero Net worth: $22.5 billion YTD change: + $1.4 billion / + 6.4% Source of wealth: Ferrero Industry: Food and Beverage Citizenship: Italy Age: 87 26. George Soros Net worth: $21.9 billion YTD change: + $0.64 billion / + 3.0% Source of wealth: Soros Fund Management Industry: Finance Citizenship: U.S. Age: 82 27. Sheldon Adelson Net worth: $21.3 billion YTD change: + $1.4 billion / + 6.9% Source of wealth: Las Vegas Sands Industry: Service Citizenship: U.S. Age: 79 28. Eike Batista Net worth: $20.4 billion YTD change: – $2.1 billion / – 9.3% Source of wealth: OGX Petroleo & Gas Participacoes Industry: Energy Citizenship: Brazil Age: 56 29. Iris Fontbona Net worth: $20.2 billion YTD change: + $2.7 billion / + 15.8% Source of wealth: Antofagasta Industry: Metals and Mining Citizenship: Chile Age: n/a 30. Zong Qinghou Net worth: $20.1 billion YTD change: + $0.90 billion / + 4.7% Source of wealth: Hangzhou Wahaha Group Industry: Food and Beverage Citizenship: China Age: 67 to be contd.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 02:32:05 +0000
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